§34-14-4. Licenses - Examination of applicants - Generally.

(a) Applicants may obtain a license by successfully passing a qualifying examination; provided, that the applicant:

(1) Is at least 19 years of age;

(2) Is of good moral character;

(3) Has an education equivalent to a four-year course in an accredited high school;

(4) Is free of contagious or infectious disease; and

(5) Is a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government.

(b) An applicant who meets the qualifications of subsection (a) hereof as determined by the board who applies for license by examination shall appear at a time, place, and before such persons as the board may designate to be examined by means of written and practical tests in order to demonstrate that he or she is qualified to practice the fitting and sale of hearing instruments. The examination administered as directed by the board constituting standards for licensing shall not be conducted in such a manner that college training is required in order to pass the examination. Nothing in this examination shall imply that the applicant shall possess the degree of medical competence normally expected of physicians.

(c) The board shall give examinations at least three times each year.

(Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §7; Acts 1989, No. 89-268, p. 408, §3; Acts 1991, No. 91-198, p. 365, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3; Act 2009-42, p. 142, §3.)